CONFEDERATION


Meaning of CONFEDERATION in English

kənˌfedəˈrāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English confederacioun, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French confederation, from Late Latin confoederation-, confoederatio agreement, compact, from confoederatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

1.

a. : an act of confederating or a state of being confederated : a compact for mutual support : an alliance (as of nations or states) : league

b. archaic : conspiracy

2. : a group of independent nations, states, or tribes more or less permanently united by a treaty or alliance for joint action (as for defense against a common enemy)

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